Disk-record cabinet.



N. A. APOSTOLOPOULOS.

DISK RECORD CABINET.

APPLxcATIoN man FEB. 1|, 191e.

1,224,352 Patented May1,191.7.

N, A. POSTQLUPOULQS.

DISK RECORD C APPLICATIGY' FILED FEE. il. i915.

ABINET.

Patented May 1, 1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May i, i917.

Application led February 11, 1916. Serial No. 77,586.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, NIoxLAs A. Arosro- LoroULos, a subject of the King of Greece, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Disk-Record Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates fto cabinets adapted for the accommodation of phonograph disk records.

It has heretofore been attempted to discharge the disks from their compartments in the cabinet by operating an individual lever device for each compartment; or to operatively connect a plurality of lever devices with a single actuating member, in which case complicated mechanisms operable independently of the actuator were required.

An essential object of my invention is to select and dislodge any single disk of a series by a single device operable both as an actuating member and as an indicator without auxiliary mechanism.

Another object is to expel as well as dislodge a disk from the cabinet.

A further object is to visually facilitate the selection of any particular disk, and to discharge the same in a minimum of time.

It is further sought to attain the enumerated objects by a structure substantial in character and convenient and reliable to operate.

To the above ends essentially my invention consists in such parts and combinations of parts as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cabinet embodying my invention,

Figs. 2 and 3, sections on lines 2-2 and 3-3 respectively of Fig. 5,

Fig. 4, a horizontal section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1,

Fig. V5, a vertical section partially broken away on line 5-5 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 6, like section on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

The casing may be of any form ybest adapted to house and support the operative mechanism and disks. In the form thereof herein shown the casing 7 comprises a front wall 8 with an opening 10 in its lower half; side walls 11, top wall 12, a back wall 13 and inclined base 15, and an inclined housing piece 16 extending rearwardly and downwardly from the top of the opening 10. Near the rear wall are vertically disposed cleats 18 to which is fixed a plate or wall 19, and a stop bar 20 below the latter. In the opening 10 are fixed spaced strips 21 forming compartments 22. Between the strips the members 15 and 16 are provided with guide grooves 24 and 25 respectively to accommodate record disks 26. Slidably and rotatably mounted in the casing is a push rod 28. This passes through openings 29 and 30 in the walls 8 and 19 respectively. Near its rear end the rod is of reduced diameter forming a shoulder 32. Rotatable on the rod is a divided sleeve 34 comprising two sections 35 and 36 formed by a longitudinal slit 37, and oppositely directed end slits 38 into two longitudinally disposed overlapping projections 39 'and 40 upon their adjacent ends whereby the sections are interlocked and movable together when one, section is rotated, but have movement relatively to each other longitudinally. The internal diameter of the rear end of section 36 is reduced forming a shoulder 42 adapted to abut against the shoulder 32 of the rod. Upon the rear extremity of the rod is a stop nut 44 engageable with the plate 19. Guide rings 45 and 46 fast on fingers 39 and 40 respectively loosely surround the adjacent fingers or projections. Fixed to the section 35, adjacent the front wall, is a ring 48. Screws 49 and 50 in rings 46 and 48 are connected by a retractile spring 51. Section 35 which extends through the opening 29 in the front wall has upon its end a pointer 53 carrying a knob or handle 54. This section passes also through a central opening 55 of a curved index plate 56 fixed to the face of the front wall and provided with a curved numeral index 57 corresponding consecutively with a numeral index 58 on a plate 60 fixed to the front wall above the compartments 22 and severally numerically identifying each of the latter. Fast to the rear end of the sleeve section and at right angles thereto is an arm 62 of any preferred shape or size, but in the present instance is so thin as to constitute a blade.

Through the push arm 62 is actuated selectively some single one of a series of disk delivery members, which correspond in number to the number of disk compartments. Each delivery member is operated through a lever mechanism, and the description of a single mechanism will serve for all.

A lever 64 is pivoted near its lower end as at 65 to a rearwardly directed post 66 on the back of plate 19. A projection 68 on the post in alinement therewith has its end connected to the lower end of the lever l64 by a retractile spring 7l. Pivotally connected to an intermediate portion of the lever, as at 72, is a link 73 passing through an opening 74` in the plate 19, and connected, as at 75, to the upper end of a lever 7 6 pivotally mounted intermediate its length, as at 77, to a post 78 fixed to the front side of the plate. A forwardly and downwardly inclined shoe 8O on the lower end of the arm 76 projects into one of the compartments 22 and is adapted to contact with the lower portion of the periphery of the inclosed disk 26. The upper end of lever 64 has pivotally connected thereto, as at 82, a pin 83 provided preferably with a guide notch '84 in its end. This pin extends forwardly through an opening 85 in the plate. It will be noted that these pins are arranged in a curved series to which the arm 62 bears a radial relation, so that when 'the arm is advanced toward the series any selected pin may be in its path. These pins are interspaced to correspond with the graduations of the indices upon the exterior of the cabinet. The levers 64 are radially disposed with'relation to the axial line ofthe push rod and actuator, which permits ample spacing for the vertical levers 76. i

The operation of the device is as follows:

The operator manually swings the pointer 53 to the numeral in 'the index 57 which corresponds with the numeral in index 58 which identilies the disk to be discharged. This movement rotates the entire sleeve 34 and its blade 62 until the latter is in longitudinal alinement with the particular pin 83 connected with the lever series leading to theselected disk compartment.

The push rod 28 is next manually pushed rearwardly, which by means of its shoulder 32 engaging the shoulder 42, as seen in Fig. 3, carries the blade 62 into the guide notch 84 of the selected pin 83, forcing the latter rearwardly. The split or sectional character of ythe sleeve 34 permits this free ad- Vance of the rod, andthe spring 51 returns both the rod and the'advanced sleeve section 36 to original position after the rod is released by the hand. The rearward movement of the pin 83 carries the lever 64 in the same direction, and its `link 73 swings the -arm 76 so as to completely expel, by its shoe 80, the disk 26 from its compartment. The spring 71 returns the pin and its connected parts to original position when the rod 28 retreats.

It will be observed that the member 62 acts not only as a selector, but as an actuator of the mechanism connected with any pin pressed thereby, thus avoiding auxiliary mechanism or devices, and increasing the speed and facility of operation of the device.

I claim l. In a disk record cabinet, the combination of receptacles for records, a series of vibratory members for forcibly and positively dislodging the records, a single actuator for said members, and means for selectively directing the actuator to contact with a single member. f

2. In a disk record cabinet, the combination of receptacles for records, a series of vibratory members for forcibly and positively dislodging the records, a single actuator for said members` and manually controlled means for adjusting the actuator to contact with ia single member.

3. In a disk record cabinet, the combination of a plurality. of receptacles for records, a plurality of vibratory members for forcibly dislodging the records, a single actuator for all said members, a push rod supporting the actuator, and manually controlled means on the rod engaging the actuator for adjusting the actuator to .contact with a single member.

4. In a disk record cabinet, the combination of a plurality of receptacles for records, a plurality of vibratory members for dislodging the records, a push rod mounted in the cabinet movable toward and away from the members, and an actuator axially movable on the rod adapted to contact with a single member when the rod is moved.

5. In a disk re-cord cabinet, the combination of a plurality of receptacles for records, a plurality of members for -dislodging the records, a push rod movable toward and from the members, a single actuator for all of the records comprising a section on kthe rod, and an arm disposed at an angle to the rod and adapted to contact with a single member when the rod is advanced, land a second section on the rod adapted to interlock with the first section when the rod retreats.

6. In a disk record cabinet, the combination of a plurality of lreceptacles for records, a plurality of members for dislodging the records, a push rod movable toward and from the members, a single actuator' for all of the records comprising a tubular section on the rod axially movable relatively thereto and an arm disposed at an angle to the rod and adapted to contact with a single member when the rod is advanced, and a second section loose on the rod adapted to engage. the first section when the rod retreats.

7. In a disk record cabinet, the combination of a plurality of receptacles for records, a plurality of members for dislodging the records, a push rod movable toward and member when the rod is advanced, a second a section on the rod, and a projection on the second section adapted to engage the irst projection when the rod retreats.

8. In a disk record cabinet, the combination of a plurality of receptacles for records, a push rod movable toward and from the members, a single actuator for all of the records comprising` a section on the rod movable axially with relation thereto, and an arm disposed at an angle thereto and adapted to contact with a single member when the rod is advanced, a second section on the rod and movable axially with relation thereto adapted to interlock with the first section When the rod retreats, and a spring connecting the two sections.

9. In a disk record cabinet, the combinah tion of a plurality of receptacles for records, a plurality of members for dislodging the records, a push rod movable toward and from the members, a shoulder on the rod, a single actuator for all of the records comprising a tubular section longitudinally and axially movable on the rod and inclosing the shoulder, and an arm disposed at an angle With relation to the rod, a second tubular section rotatably mounted in the cabinet surrounding the rod, longitudinal projections on the adjacent ends of the sections adapted to interengage When a section is rotated, and yielding means for forcing the sections toward each other.

10. ln a disk record cabinet, the combination of receptacles for records, a series of levers registering With the receptacles, a pus'h rod, an axially movable arm on the rod, a series of pins in the path of thearm, and a series of levers supporting the pins and operatively connected with the lirst mentioned levers.

ll. In a disk record cabinet, the combination oit' receptacles for records, a series ol levers registering With the receptacles, a push rod, an. axially movable arm on the rod, a series of pins in the path of the rod, a series of radially disposed levers supporting the pins, and connected at intermediate portions with the first mentioned levers.

l2. ln a disk record cabinet, the combination of receptacles for records, a series of levers adjacent the receptacles, shoes on the levers extending into the receptacles, a push rod, an axially movable arm on the rod, a curved series of pins concentric With the axis of the arm, radially disposed levers supporting the pin, and links connecting intermediate portions of the radial levers With the first mentioned levers.

In testimony whereof l have ailixed my signature.

NICKLAS A. APOSTOLOPOULOS.

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